The words “Freedom isn’t Free” is used at the drop of a hat by the far Right when any Liberal dares to to imply that GWB is anything less than poifect.
Ok, I have a problem with this argument for a few reasons. I will get to that in just a bit.
I truly understand that if it weren’t for WWII, we’d probably all be speaking German under a dictatorship right now. WWII was a necessity, and I have always been behind it 100%. With that said, I truly thank and respect those soldiers who died for our freedom in that war. I have respect for any soldier that’s willing to give their life for our country. Period.
One could possibly argue that our being in IRAQ is helping us to win the war on terror which in turn would help us maintain the freedoms we have in the United States. I’m not too sure about this. I will not go into major detail, but my biggest problem with this war is that Bush has changed his reasoning for this war on a number of occasions. First it was for finding WMD, then it was for to make IRAQ a democracy, and now it is to “win the war on terror” as in nailing those responsible for 9-11.
If it is true that IRAQ and Sadan have a connection with those responsible for the attacks on September 11th, then why did Bush not make this crystal clear from the beginning?
Don’t get me wrong. I’m open to the possibility that there may be something here that I’m just not getting. Have you ever heard this famous quote before?
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell
Well, let’s just say that I’m full of doubts. But in defense to any personal attacks I may get for my feelings about the war, all I can say is that I never did get a clear picture from Bush from the get go. The first words that come to mind are
- wishy washy
- vague
- grasping for straws
Perhaps some day, me and all the others who have doubts will find out the truth – whether that be that the war was justified or that it was unnecessary.
But the Republicans keep repeating “Freedom isn’t Free!” ad nauseam.
In my opinion, this logic does not hold much water. Let me explain. You soldiers die and have died for our freedom, right? So, are you now telling us that what you died for — we cannot take advantage of?
You may as well stop enlisting. If for the American people to have their say on what is right or wrong (about our president or government) is dishonorable or improper, you’ve fought and are fighting for nothing.
First of all yes, I did kind of skim your disclaimer. It’s way too long but I got the jist of it and promise to behave myself in here.
Now onto the reason why I’m posting.
I agree with what you have put in your post. Saddam Hussein and Iraq had nothing to do with the 9/11 attack and the whole “war on terror” angle is a bunch of crud too as there are other countries that have been “living in terror” due to “dictatorship” for years and one wonders if Bush would have helped them with their freedom if they had the oil….
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I’m not sure anyone will know the complete answers to your questions in the near future TB. We know all, or at least most of the answers about WWII now… but then that was a long time ago. It took the bombing of Pearl Harbor to finally get us into that one. Maybe we shouldn’t wait until an enemy is at our doorstep, and maybe it’s better to get a militant despot out of power before he can do any more damage. We do know that Sadam sponsored terrorism… do we really care whether or not we can prove a specific instance against us personally? Are we Americans who actually do care about people around the world, or shouldn’t the attrocities that he and his family committed against Kuwait and his own people count for something,
I guess in the end only history will tell us if it was all justified or not. Whether or not I agree with the President or not at this point really doesn’t matter. I just wish they’d get it over with before too many more of our troops give their lives.
DB
Nice post. The latest excuse or justification is that we need to secure the oil fields and keep them away from the terrorists…
*sigh*
This is a question that’s a bit hard for me to drum up an answer for. I will try.
Should we only mind our own business or should we help all countries in need?
But if our government is of the mindset to help all countries in need, I wonder why he’s just “helping” only those coutries in his best interests.
I would say the whole Middle East and some parts of Asia need his help too! And what about Mexico?
These are the things that make me suspicious.
You know, I think it’s best we mind our own business. It all looks good that when a country’s down that others come by and give them a hand. It looks and sounds good in print, but in principle, we must be doing something wrong that we are hated by most countries out there.
America is the most hated country in the world, I believe.